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A. w. BEHM IRONING BOARD @p'h K, 1935.

Filed Oct. 51, 1934 Patented Sept. 17, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,014,549 VIRONING BOARD Application October 31, 1934, Serial No. 750,753

3 Claims.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide an improved ironing board of the wall cabinet type which can be opened up and swung about into any one of a number of positions.

Another object is to provide an ironing board of the character described which is equipped with an auxiliary sleeve board.

I Another object is to provide a self-contained ironing board unit in which the cabinet containing the board is a completely finished casing which can be applied easily to a wall without requiring any refinishing of the wall about the cabinet.

While the foregoing statements are indicative in a general way of the nature of the invention, other objects and advantages will be apparent to those skilled in the art upon a full understanding of the construction, arrangement and operation of the parts constituting this novel ironing board unit.

One embodiment of the invention is presented herein for the purpose of exemplification, but it will of course be appreciated that the invention is susceptible of embodiment in other structurally modified forms coming equally within the scope of the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a horizontal section through the top of the ironing board cabinet, showing the door of the cabinet open and the ironing board swung down and extended into one of its operative positions, and also showing the board in dotted lines in a different operative position;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the cabinet and board;

Fig. 3 is a front View of the cabinet, showing the door open and the board fully collapsed; and

Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse section through the board, taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

As will be observed in the drawing, the improved unit includes an upright cabinet H], a door H at the front of the cabinet, a two-part ironing board I2 which is normally housed in a collapsed condition within the cabinet, and a suitably insulated compartment I3 in the lower portion of the cabinet below the board for the reception of an iron.

The cabinet I0, with the other parts just referred to, is a self-contained and fully finished unit, complete in itself, ready for application to a wall M. The cabinet is provided about the front thereof with a flange-like trimming frame I5, which frame may advantageously constitute the entire front of the cabinet. The frame It is formed as a permanent part of the cabinet and is adapted to flatly overlie and be fastened to the ordinarily rough edges of the hole which is cut in the wall for the reception of the cabinet. The frame l5 not only gives a sightly appearance to the installation by covering over the edge of the hole which otherwise would need to be refinished but it serves to position the cabinet properly with respect to the surface of the wall and provides an excellent lapstructure for the reception of the screws or other securing means. The construction of the cabinet behind the front trimming frame I 5 may in consequence be exceedingly sin plea-side, top, bottom and back walls it of thin ply wood being sufficient to complete the cabinet.

The ironing board l2--which is composed of a short attaching section I! and a relatively long utility section |8-is hinged at l 9 to a cross mem- 1 ber 25 in the lower part of the cabinet. The section H, which is the part hinged to the membar 223, is provided with a slot 2! which extends lengthwise of the section down the center of the same. is lapped at its inner end over the outer end of the section I! and carries a threaded bolt 22 which extends down through the slot 2! in the section H and is engaged by a clamping wing nut 23. By releasing the nut 23 the section 18 of the board can beprojected with respect to the section 5?, from the collapsed position assumed by the parts when folded up in the cabinet, to the extended position shown in Figs. 1 and 2. V The pivotal connection between the sections l1 and I8 provided by the bolt 22 at the same time permits the main utility section l8 to be turned into any angular position which the user may desire, and by tightening up the nut 23 after the section I8 has been drawn out and turned, a rigid connection between the sections will be established. The overlying section It is preferably spaced somewhat from the section l! by cross ribs 24 and 25 on the overlapping ends of the sections. These ribs, in addition to maintaining the sections parallel to each other, permit of an extremely rigid connection by allowing the clamping forces to be applied sharply along straight lines rather than contiguously over an area, and also allow for the application of the usual padding and cover (not shown) to the section l8 without interfering at all with either the sliding or the pivoting of the section l8 relative to the section [1.

The section l8 of the ironing board is provided intermediate its ends with a pair of interconnected supporting legs 26 which are hinged at 21 to a cross member 28 on the bottom of the section. After the cabinet door I I has been opened, and the board [2 swung down into a The long remaining section N3 of the board horizontal position and then extended, the legs t5 26 may be swung down from underneath the board into the slightly inclined position shown in Fig. 2, in which position the legs will hold the board quite solidly regardless of the angle to which the long upper section l8 of the board may have been turned about the pivot bolt 22. Rubber pads 29 are preferably attached to the lower end of the legs for cushioning the board, compensating for irregularities in the floor, and ofiering friction to sidewise movement.

The long upper section l8 of the board is provided on its under side with a small sleeve board 36 which is pivoted on a bolt 3| and can be swung from a position beneath the section I 8 into the laterally projecting position shown in Fig. 1. The bolt 3| on which the board 30 is mounted is provided with a wing nut 32 for clamping the board against movement in any desired position. When in its projected position the board 30 closely overlies a small metal bracket 33 which is attached to the cross member 28 beneath one of the edges of the section 18. The bracket 33 will absorb practically all pressure which is applied to the board 39 when the latter is being used.

When the ironing board is ready to be closed up in the cabinet, the sleeve board 30 is swung back under the section I 8, the two sections I1 and I8 are slid together, and all of the parts are then swung upwardly into the cabinet, the lugs 26 being folded back against the under side of the board at the same time. After all of the parts are inside the cabinet, the upper free end of the sleeve board 30 can be swung laterally a little into the position shown in Fig. 3, behind .a corner piece 34, which corner piece will lock the ironing board and its associated parts against outward movement while the door II is being closed.

If, for any reason, it is impractical to cut a hole in the wall for the reception of the cabinet, a slightly modified form of cabinet may be employed in which the trimming frame l5 which is used in fastening the cabinet to the wall is located about the back edge of the cabinet instead of the front edge. This change in the location of the trimming frame will permit the cabinet to be secured in a projecting position with its back against the wall.

I claim:

1. An ironing board unit comprising a cabinet, an ironing board which is mounted in the cabinet in a collapsed but readily extendable condition, said board including an attaching section which is hinged to the cabinet for swinging movement about a horizontal axis, and a utility section which is arranged with its inner end in overlapped relation to the outer end of the attaching section,

ribs on the overlapping ends of the sections for maintaining the same in spaced parallel relation, and a clamping bolt on the under side of the lapping portion of the utility section extending downwardly into a longitudinal slot in the underlying portion of the attaching section for permitting the utility section to be slid longitudinally of pivoted relative to the attaching section.

2. An ironing board unit comprising a cabinet, an ironing board which is mounted in the cabinet, and a sleeve board which is pivoted to the under side of the ironing board for movement from an inoperative position beneath the ironing board to an operative position at one side of the latter, means for clamping the sleeve board in its operative position, and a corner piece in one of the front upper corners of the cabinet behind which the free end of the sleeve board is adapted to be swung when the unit is in its collapsed condition, whereby to lock the ironing board and associated parts within the cabinet.

3. An ironing board unit comprising a cabinet, an ironing board which is mounted in the cabinet in a collapsed but readily extendible condition, said board including an attaching section which is hinged to the cabinet for swinging movement about a horizontal axis, and a utility section which is arranged with its inner end in overlapped relation to the outer end of the attaching section, projections on the overlapping ends of the sections for maintaining the same in spaced parallel relation, and a clamping bolt on the under side of the lapping portion of the utility section extending downwardly into a longitudinal slot in the underlying portion of the attaching section for permitting the utility section to be slid longitudinally of and pivoted relative to the attaching section.

ALBERT W. BEHM. 

